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Life Rays

1982 studio album by Walt Dickerson, Sirone, Andrew Cyrille From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Life Rays
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Life Rays is an album by vibraphonist Walt Dickerson, bassist Sirone, and drummer Andrew Cyrille. Dickerson's final release, it was recorded in Italy in 1982 for the Soul Note label.[1][2][3]

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Reception

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AllMusic gave the album 3 stars.[4]

The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote: "In the dynamic company of Sirone and Cyrille, Walt emerges as a particular kind of modernist, a radical-conservative... Dickerson seems to be striking harder than usual, Cyrille is faultless and the music has a strongly percussive quality. Sirone is magnificent whenever soloing..."[5]

Writing for JazzTimes, Duck Baker commented that Dickerson's "conception of melodic/percussive development is really his own. He may at times sound impressionistic, as when he creates such long shimmering lines that they cease to be heard as lines and become a sonic waterfall, but it’s not just a pretty thing." Regarding Sirone and Cyrille, he stated: "The context calls for the utmost in understatement and controlled passion, and even staunch fans of these two may be surprised at how well they answer the call."[6]

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Track listing

All compositions by Walt Dickerson except where noted.

  1. "No Ordinary Man" – 9:02
  2. "Good Relationship" – 13:37
  3. "Life Rays" – 4:42
  4. "It Ain't Necessarily So" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 18:06

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